Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders

David Marquet, an experienced Navy officer, was used to giving orders. Marquet acted like any other captain until, one day, he unknowingly gave an impossible order, and his crew tried to follow it anyway. Marquet realized he was leading in a culture of followers, and they were all in danger unless they fundamentally changed the way they did things. Struggling against his own instincts to take control, he instead achieved the vastly more powerful model of giving control.

The Magic of Thinking Big

Millions of people around the world have improved their lives through the timeless advice David Schwartz offers in
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The Master Key System Audiobook - All 28 Parts

This is one of the greatest books ever written on the creative power of thought. Inside you will find the secret of all power, all achievement and all attainment. Discover the key to the solution of every problem whether physical, financial, or environmental. The timeless principles enclosed herein will guide you toward absolute control of your thoughts, allowing you to create the life you desire.

Scrum

By the man who helped invent the red-hot management process known as "Scrum",
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Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills

No skill is more important in today's world than being able to think about, understand, and act on information in an effective and responsible way. What's more, at no point in human history have we had access to so much information, with such relative ease, as we do in the 21st century. But because misinformation out there has increased as well, critical thinking is more important than ever. These 24 rewarding lectures equip you with the knowledge and techniques you need to become a savvier, sharper critical thinker in your professional and personal life.

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Publisher's Summary

Have you ever thought about the fact that a craftsman has more and better tools to solve challenges on the job than the leader of a business or organization does? Leadership tools” are usually defined as computers, spreadsheets, data, and even experience, but in reality, leaders need thinking tools that are hard to come by, so they find themselves hunting and pecking for answers in books, at seminars, through on-the-job training programs, from mentors, and at business schools, and still, they’re left with gaps. Surely, most leaders are good at what they do, but the daily challenges of their jobs - like accelerating growth, increasing productivity, driving innovation, doing more with less, and balancing work with life - don’t come with some sort of leadership toolkit...until now.

In Paid to Think, international consultant David Goldsmith presents his groundbreaking approach to leadership and management based on research revealing the 12 specific activities that all leaders perform on a daily basis, and he provides you with each activity’s accompanying tools and instructions proven to boost your performance and that of your entire organization.

Take the uncertainty out of everyday leading, convert ideas to realities, and maximize your intellectual value. Learn how decision makers at some of the world’s most successful organizations have already used Paid to Think’s universal and easily transferable tools - regardless of their industries, sectors, geographic locations, or management levels - as their greatest advantages in achieving more, earning more, and living more.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

The author created such a vast amount of material that appears to repeat how much you will gain but in such detail you will find it extremely difficult to discern anything useful. It will waste way too much time being told you will benefit over and over and over.

Would you ever listen to anything by David Goldsmith again?

Possibly.

What three words best describe Jason Culp’s voice?

Clean and clear.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Listeners will be hard-pressed to find any pearls of wisdom amongst the cotton-wool dullness of rehashed ideas, lame examples, laughable acronyms and obsessive, maniacally dull procedures that stuff this book to bursting point.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Cian

Culver City, CA, USA

18/01/13

Overall

Performance

Story

"Overly verbose academic paper full of jargon"

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

It realistically could have been about 10% the length without the constant self-appreciating and sales drivel that surrounded the few key concepts. Anyone who creates an acronym for "Wildly Successful Projects" (WSP's) needs a reality check, especially when the acronym isn't used any further within the book.

Has Paid to Think turned you off from other books in this genre?

No, but I will be much more cautious before I spend $35 on another "leadership" book

What didn’t you like about Jason Culp’s performance?

The reader was fine however there were sections of the book where there was no audio for 30 - 60 seconds.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

severe disappointment

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

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